Eric Bana

Actor, Celebrity

1968 –

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Who is Eric Bana?

Eric Bana is an Australian film and television actor. He began his career as a comedian in the sketch comedy series Full Frontal before gaining critical recognition in the biographical film Chopper. After a decade of roles in Australian TV shows and films, Bana gained Hollywood's attention for his performance in Black Hawk Down and by playing the lead role as Hulk/Bruce Banner in the Ang Lee-directed Marvel Comics film Hulk with Jennifer Connelly. He has since played Hector in the movie Troy, the lead in Steven Spielberg's Munich, and the villain Nero in the science-fiction film Star Trek.

An accomplished dramatic actor and comedian, he received Australia's highest film and television awards for his performances in Chopper, Full Frontal and Romulus, My Father. Bana has performed across a wide spectrum of leading roles in a variety of low-budget and major studio films, ranging from romantic comedies and drama to science fiction and action thrillers.

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Born
Aug 9, 1968
Melbourne
Also known as
  • Eric Banadinovich
  • Eric Banadinović
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Catholicism
Ethnicity
  • Croatian Australian
  • German Australian
Nationality
  • Australia
Profession
Education
  • National Institute of Dramatic Art
Lived in
  • Melbourne

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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